Game news It normally takes 25 hours to finish this RPG on Super Nintendo… But it can be finished in 50 seconds thanks to an incredible bug
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It's not new, to finish a game as quickly as possible, speedrunners often use techniques that are beyond comprehension. Here is a good example, for a run that lasts 50 seconds.
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Do you know Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals? It's a role-playing game released between 1995 and 1997 (depending on the territory) on Super Nintendo, developed by the Neverland studio (Rune Factory). A solid and unpretentious title which, according to our test at the time, does not match the references of the genre but offers “choice arguments in order to have a good time”. In short, an RPG that is worth the detour and which takes between 25-30 hours to complete or rather 50 seconds if you are a speedrunner.
In less than a minute
Yes, as we are reminded DoctorSwellman In a YouTube video posted on June 19, it is possible to complete Lufia 2 in less than a minute: 51 seconds and 940 hundredths – to be precise… For 7 years, this record is held by the German player HappySquid89 on the US version of the game as you can see on the site speedrun.com. A version also known for its bugs of all kinds. There is one that allows, from the beginning of the adventure, to “teleport” directly to the end.
A very, very bugged version
So: how does this magic trick work on the US version of Lufia 2? At the beginning of the game, as soon as you have control of your hero, go to the “Config” menu to tinker with a few things and activate what is called the “Config Glitch”. Exit the pause menu and return to the “Equip” section, and tadam…the RPG has lost your cursor (the thing that allows you to navigate the menus) and places it, instead, in the part dedicated to objects. At this moment, Lufia 2 code does not understand that items are missing at this location, which will have the effect of “corrupting” your character’s name! From there, all you have to do is go see the merchant called Tia, and as soon as she mentions your surname gone to pieces, you will not have two dialogue options, but 128 (yes). One of these options allows you to activate the final cutscene of the game, the one just before the end credits.
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